Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 191 A God Appears

Putting on his cotton-padded jacket, Zhuang Xun stood at the dilapidated pass of Chengdie Pass as the vast snow sucked away the warmth of the world, looking condescendingly at the still falling snow.

Thousands of miles of rivers are covered in white, and the top of the mountain is like a silver pagoda reaching into the sky. There is a thick layer of snow on the rocks. It looks like only pure white. The snow is too heavy.

There is only one flowing ribbon between heaven and earth that seems different from the others and becomes a link between heaven and earth.

Heavy snow fell on the river and melted into the river. Listening to the gurgling of the river, the waves were astonishing, which made Zhuang Xun think a lot. He thought of the Yellow River, but he seemed to have never heard of floods. Is there a dragon god in the river?
Like the dragon that he saw in Zhao State, soaring into the clouds and riding on the mist. Are there any of these great rivers?

"If this snow covers the entire territory of Yudi, Chengguo won't have to fight anymore and it's time to rest. This is good news."

Li Rusi held an umbrella for Zhuang Xun, admiring the snow scene with him beside him. Her slender hands, whiter than snow, grasped the handle of the umbrella.

Zhuang Xun said nothing, but looked at the snow that had become thick overnight, frowned, and looked at the smoke in the distance.

"Brother Xun, are you worried about the people?" He Tan, who was on the other side of Zhuang Xun, pointed out Zhuang Xun's thoughts.

I don't know if the people can survive such a heavy snowstorm. It's no better than before. The war is chaotic. I don't know if the people have prepared supplies for the winter in advance.

"Well, they are all fresh lives, mainly during times of war. I hope the people can get through it. I don't know if there are enough supplies for winter such as firewood. I hope they are prepared."

Zhuang Xun nodded. In the morning, he had written a letter instructing officials to try their best to ensure that the people survived the winter. However, he himself felt that the administrative efficiency in this situation was unreliable.

So when the snow stops, he will go to direct the disaster relief work. After all, if he personally dispatches it, it will attract the attention of officials at all levels and value the lives of the people.

"It would be great if I could solve the people's problems. They will all be my people in the future. It would be so pitiful to die in the weather."

Let me sigh, there is no way. If the Xia Kingdom has initially established a new bureaucracy, it may be possible to relieve the people, but in the newly occupied areas, it can only be said to be the best it can.

"End the war as soon as possible. It is the common people who are suffering." Li Rusi also felt this and followed Zhuang Xun's pace, leaving footprints in the snow one by one.

"The poet from my hometown once said that it's hard to prosper the people, and it's hard to destroy the people." As I walked forward with my hands behind my back, there was a long white silence.

"But I feel that the direction of suffering is different. The lowest standard of living for some people in peacetime may be unattainable for some people in wartime."

Zhuang Xun thought for a while and said that prosperity is better than decline. He hoped that he could become an emperor who was considerate of the people, not to mention being as frugal as Yang Jian, and not to put too much burden on the people.

"That's the truth. It's better to be a peace dog than a person in troubled times. Don't worry, Your Majesty. Take a rest. Next year, I will win the Donghua Road for Your Majesty."

Li Rusi agreed and promised Zhuang Xun at the same time, full of confidence. Her serious expression showed her serious attitude to Zhuang Xun.

"I'm looking forward to it. Let the people live a normal life as soon as possible. I'm sorry to trouble you." Zhuang Xun smiled and encouraged after hearing Li Rusi's words.

"It's no trouble...it's my duty..."

"Your Majesty, look..." Zhuang Xunzheng was chatting with Li Rusi when the quiet He Tan suddenly spoke up.

Zhuang Xun followed the direction she pointed to the mighty Xishui River. The Xishui River is also called Xihe. This is the origin of the name of Xihe County.

The surging river water became quiet, like flowing glass, and then layers of ripples appeared on the river surface, slowly spreading in front of Zhuang Xun.

Li Rusi reacted and almost immediately blocked Zhuang Xun behind her. Fortunately, the ripple was only a wave and broke when it hit the river bank.

"What's going on?" Zhuang Xun poked his head out and watched the ripples on the water getting bigger and bigger. Don't cause any interruption or a dragon to emerge.

There was no dragon, but a figure appeared, walking on the water. She was a woman with graceful appearance.

Wearing a cloud hat, snowshoes, white clothes for a ride, white hair floating in the wind, a thin waist, a green belt, and a green shawl, moving with the wind.

She was walking in the clouds, wearing a jade key, and holding a white jade in her hand. The white jade floated to the sky. After a while, the heavy snow stopped. Although the clouds in the sky were still black, there was no sign of snow.

The space between heaven and earth is vaster, and Zhuang Xun can see more clearly that the person on the water is a woman. His face is not very clear, but from the outside, she looks like a fairy.

Seeing Zhuang Xun and his group, the woman slowly floated towards where Zhuang Xun and others were. Not only Zhuang Xun and Li Rusi, but also a group of guards.

Facing the floating woman, the guards worshiped and were wary at the same time. Because she could fly, she was an immortal. When she saw an immortal, she naturally wanted to worship her, but at the same time, she was afraid that she was an assassin or something like that, so she was wary.

Zhuang Xun is not too afraid, because Bi Yuewu is still hanging on his body, and he still has the imperial bloodline, so he is not too afraid of these supernatural events.

He had cut off Nie Jin's bird's head, so what else did he have to be afraid of? Now he was guessing the woman's identity and had no impression at all.

Flying closer, there was a fair-haired girl of about [-] years old with an air of immortality. Her beautiful face made the guards couldn't help but take a few more glances to see what the so-called immortal looked like.

"Little God Qingnv, I heard that His Majesty passed through the Xishui River. I was very honored and came here to pay my respects." Qingnv bowed and saluted, her words were respectful and she didn't mean any harm.

Hearing Qingnu's name, Zhuang Xun nodded understandingly. The appearance of this snow was indeed not for no reason. The fact that the snow could fall so heavily must be the work of the god in front of him.

Qingnv, the god who controls snow, is the god corresponding to frost and snow. Such heavy snow must be her ability, so she can form today's wonder of thousands of miles of ice overnight.

"I'm afraid, so I'll ask the Immortal to help you." Zhuang Xun returned the gift, but he didn't understand Qingnu's intention, why did she display her sage in such a grand way.

"You have seen me, the Emperor of the Nine Provinces, so why don't you bother me? I am lucky enough to see His Majesty's beauty." Qingnu smiled and told the guards about Zhuang Xun's possible future identity as the Emperor of the Nine Provinces.

"The Immortal is ridiculous, does the Immortal have something important to do and needs to appear before ordinary people like us?" Zhuang Xun asked with his hands raised, trying to find out Qingnu's intentions.

"The winter festival has arrived, and we have a small banquet at home. Your Majesty happened to be passing by. Please tell me about your Majesty's plans for the Nine Provinces."

Qingnv invited her, saying she wanted to hear how Zhuang Xun planned to conquer Kyushu. Her expression was solemn, but her smile was as warm as the sun, not as cold as the goddess of frost and snow. "..." Zhuang Xun hesitated a little. He was not sure whether this was the Hongmen Banquet, so he didn't dare to agree for a while.

At this time, a black bird flew from Qingnv's blue sleeve to his shoulder, stood up, and said in a familiar voice into his ear: "It's okay, go ahead."

"Don't you dare disobey me?" Zhuang Xun handed over his hand and suddenly realized that it was Bi Yuewu who was behind this, and he was playing it so mysteriously.

With Bi Yuewu's reminder, it showed that there was no danger, so Zhuang Xun readily accepted the invitation.

In addition, with the protection of the emperor's blood, Zhuang Xun also wanted to see what kind of tricks Qingnu was up to. Was he inviting him with such a big fanfare to create a legend for him?

"Your Majesty, please follow the little god." She made a gesture of invitation, and a small boat appeared at Qingnu's feet. She asked Zhuang Xun to step down from the high platform and step onto the boat.

"Can I bring my female escorts with me?" Zhuang Xun asked proactively, holding the hands of Li Rusi and He Tan. It was fine to go alone, but it would be rude to his wife to leave his two wives behind to go to the banquet. There is no danger in the feast yet.

"If your majesty can trust you, the banquet will be allowed. Then, your majesty, please follow the little god on board." A cloud boat, not big or small, can seat four or five people. Qingnu did not refuse and gave way. So that Zhuang Xun and others can board the boat.

Zhuang Xun did not doubt that he was there. He stepped forward and stepped onto the Yunzhou. It felt like walking on flat ground without the unique bumps of the ship. Li Rusi and He Tan also followed him on the boat and looked at the Yunzhou curiously.

"You can go back first. You don't have to wait here in the cold for me. It's not good if you're freezing. We're going to attend the Snow God's banquet and we'll come back on our own." Zhuang Xun turned to the guards and said, showing concern for the health of these people.

"As ordered." The guards looked at each other, and finally replied in unison, saying that they had to obey the emperor's order. At the same time, they felt concerned and a little moved.

In their eyes, the boat swayed away, slowly floated into the center of the river, and finally sank into the middle of the river. A film of water blocked the river water, and the calm lake surface became turbulent again.

Zhuang Xun looked at the water film, feeling as if he were visiting an aquarium. Bi Yuewu, the little black bird, also transformed into a living person and sat on the boat.

"What are you doing?" Zhuang Xun pulled Bi Yuewu and asked curiously.

"You will know in a moment. The heavy snow must have come just in time. Now Chengguo's intention to attack us has failed."

Bi Yuewu smiled and did not answer. Instead, he asked Zhuang Xun to take credit, looking proud.

"Did you cast this heavy snow?" Zhuang Xun opened his eyes wide. Is this the same Bi Yuewu who can only speak harshly?
"Mainly relying on Qingnv, I only play a supporting role. This is Qingnv's nomination to join us."

Bi Yuewu slapped Zhuang Xun's hand away and said to him with a look of disgust on his face. Zhuang Xun didn't pay attention and digested her information. Zhuang Xun suddenly felt a little dreamy, why did the waste suddenly become stunned.

He admitted that Bi Yuewu was very useful, it was useful for men, and it was supported by gods. Forget it, he looked like a quail when facing Xuannv, and it was difficult for Zhuang Xun to face up to her ability.

Maybe he has the vision to govern the country, and after all, he chose Youguo to implement the plan, but there is still a huge gap compared to Si Qinmi, so Zhuang Xun has always just treated her as a companion.

"Don't you believe it?" Bi Yuewu looked surprised at Zhuang Xun's expression. She directly expressed her dissatisfaction. As for what Zhuang Xun would do to her afterwards, she didn't think about it. Anyway, Zhuang Xun was playing Qingshui. , it is acceptable no matter what it is made into, and it will not serve as a warning at all.

It's quite nice to see a mature lady angry. Zhuang Xun also realized that what he said was immature, so he immediately changed his words and said: "Of course I believe it, but I didn't expect you to do it suddenly. I have no idea at all."

Although it was Zhuang Xun's idea to drag it out, and the heavy snowfall was a good way to drag it out, it was also a move to guarantee the bottom line, which was equivalent to Bi Yuewu and Zhuang Xun making a decision.

"Mrs. Jiang has already flown to Chengjun Camp. If you don't do this, it will be too late. Thanks to Qingnv's intervention, otherwise, although I have some functions of Si Xue, I am not as good as others. You have to thank them more."

Bi Yuewu was like an old woman, pulling Zhuang Xun to thank the white-haired young girl, and at the same time revealed a piece of bombshell information: Empress Dowager Jiang went to the Chengjun camp.

Zhuang Xun did not show any airs, he bowed decisively and said, "Thank you Qingnu Immortal for your help."

"I just want to support you, you don't have to be polite." Qingnv smiled broadly and looked at Zhuang Xun and Bi Yuewu.

"What does it mean that Mrs. Jiang went to the Chengjun camp?" Zhuang Xun was stunned. This was an obvious thing, but he couldn't believe it. After all, Li Pingyuan had destroyed a partial army of the Zhao State. Can they all unite like this?
"How do we know? Mrs. Jiang can still be observed while flying in the sky. She is in the camp. The luck of Chengguo has been deceived. Who knows what we talked about, but it depends on the situation. It is against you. After all, the direction of Li Pingyuan's march is Yin All instead of Tung Wah Road."

Bi Yuewu said angrily. She also understood what Zhuang Xun meant, so she added: "The hatred between Li Pingyuan and Zhao Guo is not as big as yours. Let's not talk about your escape from Jinyang. You will What have you done that you don’t have any idea about?”

When Zhuang Xun heard this, he thought it was quite reasonable, and then he kept silent. However, He Tan and Li Rusi were curious about what Zhuang Xun had done.

However, it is not easy to ask questions in this situation. I can only keep the questions in my heart and watch Yunzhou pass through the waves and reach the depths of the river.

After passing through a barrier that cut off the air, a mansion appeared with the name on the door: Xihe Water Mansion.

"Welcome to my humble home. The banquet crew has been prepared. Please come with the little god, young gentleman." Qingnu got off the boat first, bowed, and guided Zhuang Xun to the inside of the water mansion.

The pavilion and jade platform, carved buildings and painted buildings, surrounded by fresh air and decorated with white snow, cannot be called a humble abode no matter how you look at it.

After walking a short distance, Zhuang Xun was a little confused when he heard the roar of people, but he still strode forward.

As soon as he entered the lobby, he saw five or six men and women wearing various brocade robes and feathers, talking to each other, drinking and eating.

After Zhuang Xun came in, these people stopped what they were doing and lined up neatly, three in front and three behind, to salute Zhuang Xun.

"Chen Kuimulang (Lou Jingou...) has met Shaojun." The name given was the name of Qisu in the West. It turned out that these men and women in brocade clothes were all star officials.

Zhuang Xun was stunned. He was even more stunned than if the young girl walked on the water and came to him directly.

"Everyone, please get up quickly. Zhuang Xun has also met all the Star Lords." Zhuang Xun reacted quickly and hurriedly returned the gift.

"These are my friends and colleagues. This heavy snowfall is thanks to everyone's help. It is also a celebration party. Take a seat, Your Majesty."

Bi Yuewu took Zhuang Xun's hand and walked to the main seat.

(End of this chapter)